In the midst of a prolonged downturn in the technology sector and in the overall economy, both Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Corp. demonstrated concept PCs at Comdex showcasing emerging technologies like USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, and Bluetooth.

Chipset supplier Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. announced an expansion of its original RDRAM licensing agreement between itself and Rambus Inc., setting the stage for potential chipsets incorporating the Rambus RDRAM interface.

Intel’s not all capitalism-focused. Their “philanthropic peer-to-peer program,” otherwise known as distributed computing, resides here. You’ll find white papers on the technology required for and the benefits of distributed computing, along with a list of Intel “initiatives.”

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